Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in a Brazilian drug abuser.
We present a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an apparently immunocompetent patient with a history of intravenous drug use. The diagnosis was achieved in specimens obtained at necropsy by histological and mycological examination, with subsequent identification of the isolate in culture.
Walz
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Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Bianchin
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Chaves
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Cerski
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Severo
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Londero
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed